Meaning of the book of amos chapter 2

When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream that troubles me and i. Thus says the lord, for three transgressions of moab and for four i will not revoke its punishment, because he burned the bones of the king of edom to lime. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. The people will fall in the noise of battle, as the warriors shout and the rams horn sounds. The distinguishing favours of god to us, if they do not restrain from sin, shall not exempt from punishment. Because they have rejected the law of the lord and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, the gods their ancestors followed. They desecrated the bones of edoms king, burning them to ashes. Amos 2, new international version niv the bible app. Amos 1 the words of amos, who was among the herdmen of tekoa, which he saw concerning israel in the days of uzziah king of judah, and in the days of jeroboam the son of joash king of israel, two years before the earthquake. The time will surely come when you will be taken away with hooks, the last of you with fishhooks.

Amos lesson 14 in character by character, series 2. The people of moab have sinned again and again, and i will not let them go unpunished. Hear this word, you cows of bashan who are on the mountain of samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, bring now, that we may drink. Fire is often sent as a cleansing agent and a symbol of gods presence. Amos 2 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible.

I will send fire on moab that will consume the fortresses of kerioth. God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a. Study the bible online using commentary on amos 2 and more. The book of amos is filled with imagery related to sin and judgment. God, by the prophet, proceeds in a like controversy with moab as. Amos with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. And he said, the lord will roar from zion, and utter his voice from jerusalem. The book of amos introduction to the book of amos in the bible. Amos free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. For the three crimes, the four crimes of moab, i have made my decree and will not relent. Amos made clear in his writings that he did not come from a family of prophets, nor did he even consider himself one.

For three transgressions of moab, and for four, i will not. Hear this word that the lord has spoken against you, o children of israel, against the whole family which i brought up from the land of egypt, saying. Amos 7, new international version niv the bible app. Amos 5, new international version niv the bible app. The book begins with the phrase the words of amos and amos l. David guzik commentary on amos 2 describes the word of the lord going out to moab, judah, and israel, declaring judgment on those nations. This is especially true of poetic passages, as in the book of amos. Amos 6 woe to the complacent woe to you who bible gateway. New living translation 1 this is what the lord says. The land of the moabites lay to the east of the dead sea. But i will send a fire upon moab, and it shall devour the palaces. Meaning of famine for hearing the words of the lord therefore, amos 8. Used a total of eight times in the book, these words play a special role in the way amos communicates sin and judgment. Because he burned the bones of the king of edom to lime to plaster the walls of his house with it, as the chaldee paraphrase explains the text, which was most ungenerously and cruelly.

For the three crimes, the four crimes of judah, i have made my decree and will not relent. May 18, 2017 the book of amos is considered one of the earliest biblical books by scholars, as it dates to the middle of the 8th century bce. The words of amos reveal jehovahs mercy towards an unworthy people. Judge was translated from shophet, which could also mean ruler. Amos receives five visions, each containing a symbol. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. You, the bible, and the holy spirit are priority in interpretation.

Also, god gave amos five pictures, which begin in chapter 7. Amos chapter four commentary by ron beckham audio bible study amos 4. It will appear in this chapter that amos words were directed against the gross social sins of that era, but. Amos 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. For three transgressions of moab, and for four, i will not turn away the punishment thereof. For three transgressions of moab and for four see an explanation of this form amos 1. Book of amos summary we have detailed a brief summary of the book of amos for bible study or sunday school lessons. Amos informs us that he is writing during the reigns of jeroboam ii and uzziah, both of whom are biblical kings known from the archaeological record to have reigned from the 8th century bce. God raised up the prophet amos, as an act of his great mercy to a people who repeatedly shunned and disobeyed him. We find two quotations from the book of amos in the acts of the apostles. The purpose of the book of amos was to announce gods holy judgment on the kingdom of israel the northern kingdom, call them to repentance, and to turn from their selfrighteous sins and idolatry. The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject. Study amos 2 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Today we begin our study of the prophet amos, with chapters one, two and three.

Verses 1114 describes the horrors of the punishment that would follow. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. God complaineth of israels ingratitude for past kindnesses, and threateneth them for it, amos 2. While hosea only prophesied regarding israel amos also prophesied concerning the neighbouring nations of israel. Amos 2 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. But i will send a fire upon moab, and it shall devour the palaces of. The book of amos, which is the earliest of the prophetic writings to be preserved in book form, consists of nine chapters. Amos chapter 4 new international version 1 hear this word, you cows of bashan on mount samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, bring us some drinks. Not all of the material found in these chapters came from amos himself. Probably the burning of the bones means, he burned the king of edom alive, reducing his very bones to lime maurer. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. For three transgressions of moab moab and ammon being nearly related, see genesis 19.

There is also a translation into koine greek known as the septuagint, made in the last few centuries bce. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. Amos 2 is the second chapter of the book of amos in the hebrew bible or the old testament of. Editors and copyists added comments to the prophets original oracles that they deemed appropriate in light of events that occurred after his death. For three sins of judah, even for four, i will not turn back my wrath. The prophecies against eight nations reach their climax in this chapter where the judgments are pronounced against moab amos 2. But i will send a fire upon moab, and it shall devour the palaces of kirioth. Amos 2 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Book of amos overview insight for living ministries. Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet. Summary of the book of amos the story of the bible.